flexible working in comment and analysis
Lesley Hume
CIO Profile Born in Zimbabwe, Hume leads a team of 300 and encourages part-time and flexible working in the IT department at Atkins. Hume moved to the UK from Zimbabwe in 1991 and joined engineering and construction company Brown & Root in various IT project... [11 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Energy shortages loom
Comment Between 10 and 20 years ago designers and architects made assumptions about the use of office space and people's working practices. Well, more IT per square metre than anyone ever imagined, new flexible work methods and hotdesking, led to greater... [16 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Unequal opportunities
Comment Office insights… ¦ Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch ¦ Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT ¦ Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? ¦ Remote working here to stay ¦ Bored and underpaid? [28 Apr 2008]
The CIO shopping list
Comment Wi-fi is the hottest area within mobile and wireless, followed by "flexible/remote working" technology. Pressure to justify IT budgets and get better value for money from tech investment are the key issues driving tech spending over the next year... [26 Mar 2008]
BlackBerry exec on women in tech, iPhones, Facebook - and finding the off switch
Comment At RIM, Eggberry is involved with a company initiative to promote the role of UK women in technology via its annual BlackBerry Women & Technology Awards - which she describes as a "year-long project" to highlight the part women play in the tech... [18 Mar 2008]
The McCue Interview: eSure head of IT Mark Foulsham
Comment Given the image problems associated with both areas, working in IT in the insurance industry a few years ago would probably have ranked high on the 'careers to avoid' list. We have about 10 to 15 per cent of the team offshore and the way we operate... [27 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... cashless concerns, battle of the OSes, iPhone fans...
Comment PM backs flexible working for UK parents Make it a right of all people, where a job makes it practical, to have flexible working. Mine's working better than XP did! Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest... [15 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... ID cards, Auntie's iPlayer, generation web 2.0, robot wars
Comment The gist of this article is that flexible working, consumer technologies and a new wave of technophiles are a bit of a threat to IT environments and UK business leaders. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? [16 Aug 2007]
BI for all
Comment The most notable is the Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet which continues to be the most popular application for working with data due to its familiar interface and ubiquitous presence on desktops. But what is changing is its shift in focus from... [18 Jul 2007]
Leader: How green is your (silicon) valley?
Leader Does this mean we should shrug our shoulders when someone advocates more flexible forms of working? A report by the Energy Saving Trust has questioned the 'greenness' of working from home (WFH). If you have a hundred staff and 60 per cent start... [05 Jul 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.06.07
Round-Up While around 90 per cent of Danish and Swedish companies are able to embrace some degree of flexible working, fewer than half of UK companies are so well equipped. Of course any mention of women in technology, mothers, the modern workplace and... [15 Jun 2007]
Lesley Hume
CIO Profile As a working mother with three young children Hume actively encourages part-time and flexible working in the IT department at Atkins to promote a better work-life balance among employees. Hume moved to the UK from Zimbabwe in 1991 and joined... [06 Jun 2007]
Darin Brumby
CIO Profile Brumby says it's about getting the basics right - simplicity, ease of access, ubiquitous networks and more flexible working environments. What they say about him: "Ambitious and energetic, clear and focused with a matter-of-fact style - like an... [06 Jun 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: There's no workplace like home
Comment A study out this week from Oxford University shows that flexible working and working from home (WFH for the uninitiated) is one way to help cut carbon emissions. Working from home is good for people and good for the planet. [17 May 2007]
Leader: Save the world - stay at home
Leader Great - so your workers are happier, more efficient - but are you missing out on the hidden benefits of flexible working? Remote working is no longer a 'nice to have': research out this week showed more techies are actually factoring in tele- or... [04 May 2007]
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